SOUTHERN
MISS MARKETING AND PUBLIC RELATIONS
STAFF WIN AWARDS AT STATE CONFERENCE

LONG BEACH,
Miss. -
The University of Southern Mississippi was well represented recently
at the Public Relations Association of Mississippi (PRAM) State
Conference 2004 in Jackson.

Christopher
Rolley, coordinator of public relations at Southern Miss Gulf Coast;
and Shelia White, director of marketing and public relations at
Southern Miss Gulf Coast, together received a first-place "PRism"
award in the Specialty Report category for their entry, "Report
to IHL Commissioner." Angela Cutrer, assistant director for
news and marketing at Southern Miss, was awarded a PRism in the
Feature Story category for "An Uncommon Man." Melanie
Kemp, marketing and financial affairs manager at Southern Miss,
also won a PRism in the Invitation category for "An Evening
of Artistry."

"I am
proud of our marketing and public relations staff who received such
outstanding awards," said Lisa Mader, director of Southern
Miss marketing and public relations. "These accolades exemplify
the quality of their work and represent the excellence of Southern
Miss."

The marketing
and public relations staff also garnered other awards to go along
with its first-place PRisms.

Rolley won
two second-place awards of excellence in the Feature Story category
for: "Southern Miss Gulf Coast Lends Helping Hand to Nursing
Student" and "USMGC Helping Disabled Enjoy Golf, Tennis."
He also was awarded another award of excellence in the News Story
category for "USMGC Graduates First Doctoral Graduates."

White and Stephen
Rouse, media productions manager at Southern Miss, together won
a third-place certificate of achievement in the Brochure category
for "Gulf Park Campus Map."

Catherine Sliman,
manager of marketing and recruitment at Southern Miss Gulf Coast,
was awarded two certificates of achievement: one in the Print Advertising
category for "Experience the Tradition," and the other
in the Video Programs/Production category, also for "Experience
the Tradition."

Cutrer received
a certificate of achievement in the Feature Story category for "Time
Marches On."

Kemp was awarded
two awards of excellence: one in the Potpourri category with Kellie
Burnham for "Southern Miss Recruitment," and the other
in the Brochure category with Linda Flanders for "All-American
Rose Garden."

The PRAM State
Conference, which was held March 24-25, is an annual event that
is highlighted by a PRism awards luncheon, during which members
are recognized for their excellent work in the field of public relations
within the state. Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour was this year's
awards luncheon keynote speaker.

PRAM membership
consists of approximately 400 public relations professionals from
advertising and public relations agencies, corporations, nonprofit
organizations, government, education, and industries, among many
others.

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